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I know, I never blog anymore.. Reason is pretty simple, work keeps me busy and when I have free time to myself I’m trying to get outside and ride my bike. In fact I had a good ride this morning!.

Once the good weather is over I expect I’ll be back with more to say and share. There’s a sea change underway in terms of how the IT industry uses computers, and there’s

Posted at 1pm on 07/10/08 | no comments | Filed Under: bikes, vancouver read on

Great viewpoint on Seattle (and Vancouver by proxy) vs. Silicon Valley for tech startups

I just read Glenn Kelman’s article “How Green Was My Valley” comparing Seattle and Silicon Valley. Glenn is building redfin in Seattle after spending some years in The Valley. I think the main insight is that Seattle isn’t trying to “copy” the Valley, and how that’s a good thing:

None of us thinks Seattle is ever going to be much like Silicon Valley. We believe instead that what other cities can learn from Seattle

Posted at 2pm on 02/15/08 | no comments | Filed Under: tech, vancouver read on

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